L.C. Bird hasn't had much luck against Manchester recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Skyhawks will take on the Lancers at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for L.C. Bird's offense. They lost 4-0 to Cosby on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, L.C. Bird can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Cosby are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester). They blew past Meadowbrook 4-1 on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what Manchester needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
L.C. Bird's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Manchester, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.
L.C. Bird came out on top in a nail-biter against Manchester when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Skyhawks since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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